From: Bill Zhang (aicc_us@YAHOO.COM)
Date: Mon Nov 03 2003 - 04:28:28 EST
during the install, type in the directory where there
is a .toc file, for example put
/cdrom/usr/sys/inst.images as the install directory. I
guess it won't try to create one if it can find a .toc
file.
Bill
--- "Naylor, Jim" <Jnaylor@SCHNUCKS.COM> wrote:
> Bill thanks. That did the trick. Now maybe I am
> not doing this the correct
> way. I am able to mount the CD now. What I want to
> do is install some base
> level software from the remote CD. When I do smitty
> installp and enter
> /cdrom as the input directory, it takes me to the
> next screen. I then do an
> F4 to list the files so I can select specific base
> level software. When I
> do this then I get an error that it cannot create
> the .toc on /cdrom because
> it is read only. Is there anyway to install AIX
> software from a remote
> CDrom? I tried to copy to a directory for a
> installation later but I get
> the same .toc error.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim Naylor
> Unix Systems Administrator
> Schnuck Markets, Inc.
> * Direct: (314) 994-4784
> *)) Cell: (314) 691-0186
> * Fax : (314) 994-4684
> * jnaylor@schnucks.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Verzal [mailto:BVerzal@KOMATSUNA.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 2:45 PM
> To: aix-l@princeton.edu
> Subject: Re: exportfs from RS6K to RS6K
>
>
> stopsrc -g nfs
> startsrc -g nfs
>
> BV
>
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>
> Bill Verzal
> AIX Administrator, Komatsu America
> (847) 970-3726 - direct
> (847) 970-4184 - fax
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> Greetings,
> Thanks for the response on the base level packages.
> The are indeed on the
> installation CD's. I do have another question. I
> have a remote RS6000 F50
> that I am doing the ML updates that I need to access
> the CD on a local
> machine (RS6000 43P 150). I mounted the cd on the
> local machine. made the
> entry in /etc/exports as follows
>
> /cdrom -root=frodo,ro
>
> I then did an exportfs -a
>
> On the remote machine I enter the command mount
> frodo:/cdrom /cdrom
> and I get the following error:
>
> Current Directory=[/]
>
> schnucDR> mount frodo:/cdrom /cdrom
>
> mount: 1831-010 server frodo not responding: RPC:
> 1832-019 Program not
> registere
> d
>
> mount: retrying
>
> frodo:/cdrom
>
> I checked /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/netsvc.conf, and
> /etc/hosts to see if I
> had
> anything wrong it these files. /etc/hosts contained
> the entry fro the
> system frodo. I there something that I am doing
> wrong.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim Naylor
> Unix Systems Administrator
> Schnuck Markets, Inc.
> * Direct: (314) 994-4784
> *)) Cell: (314) 691-0186
> * Fax : (314) 994-4684
> * jnaylor@schnucks.com
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